Duplicating statement form for ledger cards



Jan. 2, 1940. a. s. DAVIS DUPLICATING STATEMENT FORM FOR LEDGER CARDS Filed March 21, 1939 [MEET Ila 7km;

I of this character in which a ledger card may be I readily inserted therein and while making an Patented Jan. 2, 19:40 v

STATES l My invention relates to improvements in-duplicating'statement forms for ledger cards. 1

The object of my invention is to provide a form entry on the originala duplicate record is made on the ledger card and one or more records made simultaneously. 7 Another object of my invention is to provide a form of this character in which the sheets of carbon paper are so secured to the record sheets that they may be simultaneously removed from the duplicate records without the fingers coming into contact therewith. A further object of my invention is to provide a form inwhich therecord sheets may be readily separated after the ledger cards and the sheets of carbon paper have been removed.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective form to accomplish the before stated objects, having certain details of structure and-combination of parts hereinafter 'more fully described.

' In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a plan view of myimproved form, showing the original ledger card, sheets of carbon paper and the record sheet broken away.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view taken I .on theline 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1. I

Figure 4 is a plan view of a modified form, showing means for making two record sheets.

Referring now to the drawing, I represents an original sheet which, asshown, is ruled to form preferably a monthly statement sheet and is of an elongated form to provide space, for a numher of entries thereon. The original sheet is preferably made integral with a record sheet 2 and has a vertical line of scoring 3 dividing the same into original and record sheets of thesame size. The sheets are folded on the line of scoring 3,1 so that the record sheet is directly below the origi'nalsheet. The upper end of the original record sheet -I is provided with a transverse scor- I ing 4, whereby the same may be readily severed from the stub 5, as will be laterdescribed.

Cemented, or otherwise secured, to the lower face of the stub 5 of the original sheet I, and above the scoring 4, is a sheet of carbon paper 6, which is, of a length less than the record sheet, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing. The record sheet 2 is provided at its upper end with a transverse scoring 1 forming the stub 8. Ce-

mented 'or otherwise secured to the stub 8 is a sheet ofcarbon paper 9 of a length less than the record sheet and of the same length as the sheet of carbon paper 6. forming the statement pad assume the position shown-in Figure l of the drawing,

vIn use it will be seen that, when an entry is to be made on the original sheet, the ledger card PATENT: OFFICE The several sheets, I

III is inserted sidewise between the two sheets of The tablet statement and the on the original statement the ledger card should be in the position shown in the drawing.

After all the entries are made on the original statement sheet I, for. instance at the end of a certain period, and the statement is to be sent out, the ledger card is removed and filed for record. In order to separate the original and record sheets it is only necessary to grip the stubs 5 and 8 between the fingers of one hand andthe lowerends of the original and record sheets I and 2 between the fingers of the. other hand. By giving a quicksnap the stubs 5 and 8 will be separated from the original and record sheets,

carrying with them the two sheets of carbon ing 3, the original sheet I sent to the customer and the record sheet 2 retained as an additional record.

When it is desiredto have two record sheets, as shown in the modified form in Figure 4 of the drawing, the original sheet I and record sheet 2 are made precisely like that shown in my preferred form., The additional record sheet II is free at its side edges and its upper end is scored at I2, forming the stub I3 and securedtothe sheet of carbon paperQ above the stub 8 of the record sheet 2. Secured to the stub I3 01 the record sheet II is a sheet of carbon paper I4. In this form the ledger card is inserted between the sheets of carbon paper 6 and I4. In use, the operationof the modified form is exactly the same as that of the preferred form and therefore, needs no further description.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- l. A statement form comprising an original and record sheet secured together at one side and folded upon each other and having scoring for separation and having transverse scoring ad-' jacent their upper ends, a sheet of carbon paper secured to the lower face of the original sheet 2. A statement form comprising a sheet divided by scoring and folded on said scoring forming an original sheet and record sheet, and said sheets having a transverse scoring adjacenttheir upper ends, a sheet of carbon paper secured to the lower face of the original sheet above the scoring and of a length less than the original sheet, a sheet of carbon paper secured to the up per face of the record sheet above the scoring and of a lengthless than the same, whereby a ledger card may be inserted between the two sheets of carbon paper and an OriginaLaledgerr and a record copy simultaneously made.

3. A statement form comprising an original" and'record sheet secured together at one side and folded upon each other and having scoring' for separation, said original and record sheets hav-' ing transverse scoring adjacenttheirliipperends,

a sheet of carbon paper'secured to the lower face:

of the original sheet above the scoring and of a length'less than the original sheet, a sheet of having free sides 'and its upper end. scored, said portion above the scoring secured to the carbon of the first mentioned record sheet, and asheet a ledger card may be inserted between the sheets carbon paper secured to the upper face of the, record sheet above the scoring a ndof a length lessthan the record sheet, a second record sheet of carbon paper secured to the upper end of the second record sheet above the scoring, whereby of carbonpaper of the original and second record sheet, and an original, aledger and two-record copies simultaneously made,

BENJAMIN s,pAvIsf 

